Project Manager (IT Scrum Master: 5-6 yrs exp reqd)

About the role:
Gartner is seeking a Project Manager to manage the day-to-day Project management activities of multiple IT projects or scrum teams operating within an Agile framework.
 

What you’ll need:

Strong IT professional with hands-on experience in Managing the IT projects and Agile Project Management knowledge. The candidate should have strong qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills along with high level of ownership and accountability. 

     

Must have:

•  4-5 years of experience in managing IT Projects and strong project management skills.

•  3+ years in Strong Agile Scrum knowledge, and hands on experience with the full software development lifecycle

•  Experience to apply Agile project management practices, facilitate Scrum ceremonies, and drive continuous improvement within the team.

•  Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and leadership to align project objectives with business goals.

•    Identify, analyze, and resolve project risks and issues, maintaining clear communication throughout the project lifecycle.

•    Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and high performance within the team.

•  Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

• Knowledge of IT documentation processes/procedures.

•  Experience with on-site offshore model, flexible with shift timings (working with US clients).

•  Support on weekends for releases, as and when the need be (once in a month/ adhoc basis).

• Strong ability to understand business expectations and to resolve issues that may affect delivery.

​  Nice to have:

•  Experience with CRM platforms such as Salesforce or similar market-leading products. 

•  Experience managing CRM platforms and DevOps activities, including supporting technical teams during production deployments.

•  Experience working on enterprise-level initiatives and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

•  Experience collaborating with integration teams.

What you’ll do:  

• Oversee day-to-day management of multiple IT projects or scrum teams operating within an Agile framework. 

•  Lead projects using Agile Scrum methodologies, coordinating both small and large teams, including those with multiple scrum dependencies and vendor collaboration. 

•  Ensure effective implementation of Agile/Scrum processes, providing coaching and guidance to maximize team performance. 

• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables, and communicate project status to stakeholders. 

•  Experience collaborating with Development and QA teams to drive release activities and manage production deployments.

• Ensure seamless execution of projects while aligning with the organization’s strategic objectives, commitments, and goals. 

• Facilitate communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams within a complex organizational ecosystem. 

• Quickly establish credibility with business units and IT partners as a proactive change agent, leveraging exceptional leadership and managerial skills to drive project success.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field required

•  Motivated, high-potential performer, with demonstrated ability to influence and lead.

• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.

• Able to solve complex problems and successfully manage ambiguity and unexpected change.

• Teachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement.

• Consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges.

• Strong desire to improve upon their skills in tools and technologies

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

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Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

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At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

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